1b, Courtyard Mews, Chapmore End, Ware, SG12 0PW

1b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chapmore End, Ware, Ware (SG12 0PW). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–117 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (67 versus a worst of 24). The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £205,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.